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EXCLUSIVE: Shocking moment, alleged attacker runs down the street brandishing a golf club as a 13-year-old boy is left fighting for his life after receiving a blow to the head in front of the South London school.
- A 13-year-old boy was hit with a metal pole at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Streatham
- Images show a man in a blue shirt holding a golf club chasing students
- Scotland Yard confirmed that the victim is fighting for her life in a London hospital
- A 35-year-old man was arrested and is being questioned on suspicion of GBH
- Other images posted on social media show a man in line with multiple people
This is the moment when a man brandishing a golf club allegedly chased schoolchildren down a London street in a frenzy that left a 13-year-old boy with a skull fracture.
Enraged and screaming, the man beat students and staff at Dunraven Secondary School in Streatham, south London.
The incident, shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday, as the children were leaving school, was caught by bewildered bystanders on their mobile phones.
Teachers ushered the students back to school when reports emerged of a man pointing a metal pole at the children.
Police were called to the scene and a 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing GBH.
The 13-year-old boy was treated at the scene for a head injury before being rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. It is understood that he suffered a skull fracture and a hemorrhage in the brain.
This is the moment when a man brandishing a golf club allegedly chased schoolchildren down a London street in a frenzy that left a 13-year-old boy with a skull fracture.
Other videos previously posted on social media show a man involved in a fight with multiple people in Streatham, south London, at 3.23pm on Wednesday.
A resident who lives near the Dunraven School described seeing blood on the ground and an unconscious student after the assault.
They said, ‘There is always a bit of a commotion when the kids go out, so when I heard screaming and screaming I didn’t pay attention.
But I left my house shortly after, and there were children and teachers running around in a panic.
“There was blood on the ground, a golf club nearby and one of the children was unconscious. It was a very scary scene. ‘
Today, the school victim was described as popular and ‘cheeky’ by parents with children in the same year as him.
One said: ‘He is a well-known boy who has many friends.
“Like any 13-year-old boy, he can be a bit talkative, but he’s not a troublemaker and he’s very nice.”
Another added: ‘He is very shocking because he is such a lovely boy. He is a character, a bit cheeky who is always smiling and joking.
“We are all devastated by this because it was a very horrible attack.”
One student said: ‘She has a sister in year 10, but she likes to go home with her friends.
“They like to hang out after school and laugh and are well known as a bunch of pranksters.”
A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of GBH following an attack on a 13-year-old boy yesterday afternoon in Streatham, south London. The victim was rushed to hospital by the London ambulance service, where his injuries are described as ‘life threatening’.
Today, the school victim (not in the photo) was described as popular and “cheeky” by parents with children in the same year as him. One said: ‘He is a well-known boy who has many friends’
The mother of a student recounted how her daughter was locked up in the school after a man started attacking students on the street.
Gemma Ballard told MailOnline: ‘I was on my way home last night when my partner called to say that our daughter had told him there was an incident at school.
I called him directly. He said that all the children had been locked up in school.
She said there was a man in the street hitting the children and teachers with a golf club.
He slapped a blonde woman and was going after the male teachers who had surrounded him.
So the teachers pushed all the children to school and locked them up.
‘I was really worried about my daughter. We went there and they let him out. She is fine. He doesn’t know who the boy is, only that he is in the ninth year.
Ms. Ballard claimed that the attacker was well known in the area.
She said: ‘The man is known to school children.
He lives two doors from the school. Some of the children make fun of him and insult him. It’s not right what he did, but he’s not quite there. ‘
The 35-year-old man remains in detention.
Met Police Superintendent Ian Howells described the daytime attack as “shocking.”
He said: ‘This was a shocking incident and has caused alarm and distress among the local community.
“ We are supporting the family of the boy who was injured and several officers in the area speak with the residents and also with the students from the nearby school who witnessed what happened.
“We would like to assure the public that this was an isolated and contained incident.”
